Rikishi

Rikishi / 2017 / France / 19:34 min

Despite his solid build, Jason is a shy teenager. At the pool, a classmate bullies him, comparing him to a "Sumo". Furious, he seizes the young man and tries to drown him. The assault is violent, Jason faces three days of suspension. At home, he kills time researching on "Rikishis", these Japanese athletes considered godlike. The identification is instantaneous. The journey begins...



Short Features and Experimental Films 2017 (2. block)

Saturday, 9 September 2017 19:30 Uránia screen (premiere)

Sunday, 10 September 2017 22:00 Zukor screen (repetition)


Director:
Julien Menanteau

Biography:
The French director was born in 1986.

Filmography:

2014.- 756
2013. – Margot
2011. – ToutMécénes
2009. – ChimLedorze, DernierSabotier de Bretagne

Producer:
Topshot Films & Popiul

Screenwriter:
Julien Menanteau

Cinematographer:
Marine Atlan

Film editor:
Grégoire Pontécaille, Jérémie Cot

Cast:
Loic Lacoua, Salomé Baranow, Valérie Lemaitre, Sandor Funtek

Distributor:
Markus Kaatschaug & ohr medien